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Minnie Riperton (1947–1979)

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Minnie Riperton was born November 8, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, to Daniel and Thelma Riperton. At a young age, Riperton, the youngest of eight children, began taking dancing and ballet. Once she reached high school, she began singing in the Hyde Park A Capella Choir. From there, she signed her first... See full bio »

Born:

Minnie Julia Riperton
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 31) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Raquel Welch and Minnie Riperton circa 1970s
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2012 The X Factor (TV series)
– Live Show 2 (2012) (writer: "Lovin' You" - uncredited)
 
2011 Dreams of a Life (documentary) (writer: "Minnie's Lament" / performer: "Minnie's Lament")
 
2010 Megamind (writer: "Lovin' You" / performer: "Lovin' You")
 
2010 Unsung (TV series documentary)
– Uncut (2010) (writer: "Lovin' You" / performer: "Lovin' You")
 
2009 Willkommen Österreich (TV series)
– Episode #1.76 (2009) (performer: "Lovin' You" - uncredited)
– Episode #1.75 (2009) (performer: "Lovin' You" - uncredited)
– Episode #1.74 (2009) (performer: "Lovin' You" - uncredited)
 
2008 Seven Pounds (writer: "Lovin' You")
 
2008 The Simpsons (TV series)
– Mypods and Boomsticks (2008) (performer: "Lovin' You" - uncredited)
 
2008 Generation Kill (TV mini-series)
– Get Some (2008) (writer: "Lovin' You")
 
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV (Video Game) ("Inside My Love")
 
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (writer: "Lovin' You" / performer: "Lovin' You")
 
2008 Nip/Tuck (TV series)
– Magda and Jeff (2008) (performer: "Lovin' You")
 
2008 First Sunday (writer: "Lovin' You" / performer: "Lovin' You")
 
2008 Clatterford (TV series)
– Episode #2.2 (2008) ("Lovin' You")
 
2007 Disturbia (writer: "Lovin' You" / performer: "Lovin' You")
 
2006 Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 (Video Game) (writer: "Lovin' You")
 
2006 Men in Trees (TV series)
– Power Shift (2006) (performer: "Lovin' You" - uncredited)
 
2006 The Wild (writer: "Lovin' You" / performer: "Lovin' You")
 
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (performer: "Lovin' You")
 
2004 Ellis in Glamourland (writer: "Loving You" / performer: "Loving You")
 
2004 Johnson Family Vacation (writer: "Loving You")
 
2003 Scrubs (TV series)
– My White Whale (2003) (writer: "Lovin' You" / performer: "Lovin' You")
 
2002 The Salton Sea (writer: "Lovin' You" / performer: "Lovin' You")
 
2001 The Sopranos (TV series)
– University (2001) (writer: "Inside My Love" - uncredited / performer: "Inside My Love" - uncredited)
 
2000 Road Trip (writer: "Inside My Love" / performer: "Inside My Love")
 
2000 Jam (TV series)
 
1998 Free Tibet (documentary) (writer: "Check the Rhime" / as M. Ripperton)
 
1997 Jackie Brown (writer: "Inside My Love" 1979 / performer: "Inside My Love" 1979)
 
1997 Vegas Vacation (writer: "Lovin' You" / as Minnie Ripperton)
 
1996 Shooting Stars (TV series)
– Episode #2.10 (1996) (writer: "Lovin' You" - uncredited)
 
1996 The Nutty Professor (writer: "Lovin' You")
 
1995 Waiting to Exhale (writer: "Lovin' You" / performer: "Lovin' You" / as Minni Riperton)
 
1995 Bad Boys (writer: "Me Against the World")
 
1995 Higher Learning (writer: "MEMORY LANE" / performer: "MEMORY LANE")
 
1994 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
– Code Name: Diamond Head (1994) (writer: "Lovin' You")
 
1994 Reality Bites (writer: "Give A Man A Fish")
 
Show ShowActress (2 titles)
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1977 The Midnight Special (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.3 (1977) … Herself
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #15.185 (1977) … Herself
 
1977 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 May 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1974-1976 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 August 1976 (1976) … Herself
– Episode dated 30 September 1974 (1974) … Herself
 
1976 Monty Hall's Variety Hour (TV movie)
Herself
 
1975 Sammy and Company (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 December 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
1975 New American Bandstand 1965 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #18.24 (1975) … Herself
 
1974 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jose Feliciano/Minnie Riperton/The Dynamic Superiors (1974) … Herself
 
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2009-2010 Unsung (TV series documentary)
 
1979 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album: "Come To My Garden", 1970. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Andrea Davis
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Star Sign:

Scorpio